Dear friends, dear interested, Europe is finally moving forward with the regulation of crypto-assets. This is to introduce binding rules for existing cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum and to create a framework for innovative financial services based on blockchain. After the EU Commission presented a legislative proposal for Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) last autumn, […]
Invitation: Europe Calling: “Clean Batteries – Engine for E-Mobility and Climate Protection?” Wednesday, 26 May, 7pm
Recording below / Presentation Edström / Presentation Hagelüken Presentation Poliscanova Dear friends, dear interested, Batteries are a key technology for climate protection. If we want to get away from dirty car engines and oil as well as gas heating, we need a lot more storage capacity. But today the production of batteries is often associated […]
Webinar “A Crucial Year for the Climate: What good is the German climate law and the EU Green Deal.” – Wed, 12/5, 1800 CEST
Recording: Dear friends, dear interested, About 10 days ago the federal constitutional court in Germany ruled that the German Climate Law is insufficient to protect young and future generations’ liberty rights including the right to a good life. At the same time, we see that the EU Green Deal is lagging behind what is necessary […]
Webinar “European Churches – Churches in Europe” – Thursday, 13 May 2021, 4-6pm CEST
Aufzeichnung: Dear friends, dear interested, Europe and its churches are going through a period of tremor and renewal. In a time of crises European societies are doing some soul-searching and quarrelling with their own values of individual freedom and dignity for all, the rule of law and democracy, human rights and sustainability. Equally the role […]
Europe Calling “What next from Karlsruhe?” with Prof. René Repasi on Wed, 28.4. 1 p.m. CEST
Recording / Presentation Dear friends, dear interested, We’ve just had a lucky escape. After the green light from Karlsruhe, Germany can ratify the EU’s Corona Recovery programme. But this breathing space is no reason to relax. Every time the German Constitutional Court announces a decision on EU financial or monetary policy, the blood pressure rises […]
Inflation definition of the ECB: Exploding housing costs can no longer be ignored
Dear friends, dear interested, Lately, rents and residential real estate prices in most areas have known only one direction: steeply upwards. But while citizens groan under the exploding costs, officials at the ECB have paradoxically been complaining about too low rates of inflation for a long time. This is in part because housing costs have […]